EMMEN. FC Emmen was able to reverse the score against FC Utrecht. FC Emmen capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the De Oude Meerdijk stadium in Emmen on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis with the help of Mario Diks and Erik Kleinjan. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.5 degrees Celsius or 63.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 12 Total 9
- 6 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 122 Attack 121
- 50 Dangerous attack 40
- 95 Ball safe 102
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
FC Emmen had a strong ball possession 56% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Emmen was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Emmen won the match.
FC Emmen shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Utrecht shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, FC Emmen has 0 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, FC Utrecht stays with 0 points (9th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Emmen will play away against RKC Waalwijk on the 28th of January with a 9-5 head to head in favor of FC Emmen (4 draws).
FC Utrecht will host Ajax on the 28th of August with a 19-11 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (8 draws).
FC Emmen – Formation
FC Emmen
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FC Emmen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Dick Lukkien decided to play with the following team: Eric Oelschlägel , Keziah Veendorp , Miguel Araujo , Jeroen Veldmate , Jeff Hardeveld , Jari Vlak , Lucas Bernadou , Rui Mendes , Mark Diemers , Ole Romeny and Richairo Živković .
The home team had on the bench: Michael Heylen , Lorenzo Burnet, Jasin Assehnoun , Arnaud Luzayadio, Teun Bijleveld, Julius Dirksen, Fernando Pacheco, Max Wolfs, Azzeddine Toufiqui , Ben Scholte, Gonzalo Sanchez and Remi van Ekeris.
Substitutions
FC Emmen made 4 changes: M. Diemers for A. Toufiqui (74′), R. Zivkovic for J. Assehnoun (74′), J. Veldmate for M. Heylen (75′) and O. ter Haar Romeny for F. Pacheco (88′).
Best player: Rui Mendes
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Emmen was Rui Mendes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (76% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht
FC Utrecht started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Rick Kruijs played with: Vasilis Barkas , Ruben Kluivert , Nick Viergever , Modibo Sagnan , Hidde ter Avest , Can Bozdoğan , Luuk Brouwers , Othman Boussaid , Anastasios Douvikas , Daishawn Redan and Bas Dost .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Rick Meissen, Calvin Raatsie, Thijmen Nijhuis, Moussa Sylla , Mimoun Mahi , Taylor Booth , Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Albert Lottin, Django Warmerdam, Rocco Robert Shein and Djevencio van der Kust .
FC Utrecht could not rely on the presence of M. Sylla (injured).
Substitutions
FC Utrecht made 5 changes: M. Sagnan for D. van der Kust (46′), C. Bozdogan for T. Booth (68′), A. Douvikas for M. Sylla (68′), D. Redan for M. Mahi (82′) and L. Brouwers for R. R. Shein (83′).
Best player: Can Bozdoğan
The most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Can Bozdoğan.
His rating is with 26 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Fortuna Sittard – SC Cambuur – 1-4
- FC Emmen – FC Utrecht – 3-2
- Vitesse – SC Heerenveen – 0-4
